"BK Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.
| Descriptor ID |
D001739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.210.620.615.100 B04.613.204.670.615.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BK Virus- BK Virus
- Polyomavirus, BK
- Polyomavirus hominis 1
- BK polyomavirus
- Human Polyomavirus BK
- Polyomavirus BK, Human
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BK Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Espada E, Cheng MP, Kim HT, Woolley AE, Avigan JI, Forcade E, Soares MVD, Lacerda JF, Nikiforow S, Gooptu M, Romee R, Alyea EP, Armand P, Cutler CS, Ho VT, Koreth J, Antin JH, Soiffer RJ, Marty FM, Ritz J. BK virus-specific T-cell immune reconstitution after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Blood Adv. 2020 05 12; 4(9):1881-1893.
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Singh HK, Andreoni KA, Madden V, True K, Detwiler R, Weck K, Nickeleit V. Presence of urinary Haufen accurately predicts polyomavirus nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Feb; 20(2):416-27.
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Huang H, Reis R, Yonekawa Y, Lopes JM, Kleihues P, Ohgaki H. Identification in human brain tumors of DNA sequences specific for SV40 large T antigen. Brain Pathol. 1999 Jan; 9(1):33-42.